He’s hiding the full report, including all the evidence & analysis, from an extensive, two-year corruption probe involving the President of the United States. #NotNormal

It will be released eventually then what are you going to cry about when it still shows nothing! You're grasping for straws. You and your fellow liberals lost the battle! Take your marbles and go home crybabies!

He’s hiding the full report, including all the evidence & analysis, from an extensive, two-year corruption probe involving the President of the United States. #NotNormal

It will be released eventually then what are you going to cry about when it still shows nothing! You're grasping for straws. You and your fellow liberals lost the battle! Take your marbles and go home crybabies!

You actually think this isover? The only ones grasping at straws, are those who try to justify not releasing the entire reportimmediately. What are you trying to hide?

You should heed the many dire warnings coming from within your own party. Don't say you weren't warned.

Just remember what happened to Nixon at this point in his 'investigation'.

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The final reading on consumer sentiment for March showed significant acceleration, rising to 98.4 to beat the high end of the forecast range. The gain in March was fueled by increased optimism among working Americans.

“Consumer confidence rebounded in March to 98.4 from last month’s 93.8, slightly above the average of 97.2 recorded in the past 26 months,” Richard Curtain, chief economist for the Survey of Consumers said.

“The March gain in the Sentiment Index was entirely due to households with incomes in the bottom two-thirds of the income distribution, posting a gain of +7.1 Index-points, while households with incomes in the top third fell by 1.1 Index-points.”

The consensus forecast for the Survey of Consumers was looking for an already strong 97.8, ranging from a low of 97.5 to a high of 97.9. Worth noting, the data do not indicate an emerging recession, but rather slightly lower unit sales for vehicles and homes (See chart below).

“Middle and lower income households more frequently reported income gains than last month, although income gains were still widespread among upper income households,” Mr. Curtain added. “Indeed, the last time a larger proportion of households reported income gains was in 1966.”

Current Economic Conditions soared to 113.3, up from an already strong 108.5 in February. The Index of Consumer Expectations rose strongly to 88.8, up from 84.4 in February.

Reported current and expected rising incomes were accompanied by lower expected year-ahead inflation rates, resulting in more favorable real income expectations. Overall, all income groups voiced more favorable growth prospects for the economy.

While no further decline in interest rate expectations was recorded in March, survey data suggest consumers anticipate additional increases in 2019.

“Finally, it should be noted that too few interviews were conducted following the summary release of the Mueller report to have any impact on the March data; if there is any, it may affect the April data,” Mr. Curtain added.

The next data release, which will be the preliminary reading for April, is scheduled for Friday, April 12, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. EST.

You're wrong. And you're a stupid partisan. The Mueller Report was about Russia screwing with our election. And by the way, why did you take a meeting with Russians who offered dirt on your opponent? That was a really unpatriotic thing to do. Why didn't you go to the FBI?

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Those Wanting Medicare for All Have Not Been on Medicare Bruce Bialosky Bruce Bialosky |Posted: Mar 31, 2019 12:01 AM The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not represent the views of Townhall.com.

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Now that the Democrats got skunked on their plan to take down Trump with Russia they have pivoted along with their teammates on cable news to health care.

The people who work on governmental health policy quite often have not experienced having the insurance they regulate. Recently single-payer insurance (i.e. government operated and controlled medical insurance) has been recast with the cutesy name “Medicare for All.” As someone who recently became a Medicare-covered individual along with the Beautiful Wife (BW), let’s talk about reality.

As you know, Medicare is a program begun in 1966 to cover people 65 years of age and older. The program is to be paid through lifelong payroll tax payments akin to social security. Unlike social security, the benefits are not related to how much you have paid into the program. An important point to understand is (for most people) the vast majority of medical expenses are incurred near the end of one’s life. When the program was established, it was not anticipated that people would be living as long as they do. This has also driven up costs; i.e., keeping older people alive.

As an aside, Medicare covers for pre-existing conditions. 180 million people who are covered by corporation health insurance also are covered for pre-existing conditions as well as those covered by Medicaid. That is over 90% of Americans, so we can dispense with that canard. Some politicians want you to believe people are threatening to take away coverage for pre-existing conditions when that is just not true.

CARTOONS | VIEW CARTOON One thing you need to know is who must go on Medicare. If you have personal insurance or are covered by group insurance where the group is 20 or fewer people, you must go on Medicare. If you have coverage by a company and there are more than 20 people on the plan, you can opt out. More seniors are working past 65 years old and are opting out of portions of Medicare to remain covered by their employers. One reason is Obamacare outlawed reimbursement to the employees of any insurance paid by employees.

When you are young – except possibly those caring for an elderly parent - you probably don’t know how Medicare works. You think that if you have Medicare that covers you because you have been making payments into the program for 40 or more years, but nothing could be further from the truth. What you need to know is your “alphabet” to understand the different components.

There are four main elements to consider:

Part A – This is the free element. It covers your medically-necessary hospitalization. That is the only thing you get at no cost, somewhat. This has a co-pay of up to $1,364 annually in 2019.

Part B – This covers doctor fees and some outpatient services. This you pay for to Medicare. If you receive Social Security, the government deducts your insurance premiums from your monthly social security payments. Also, Part B benefits are income tested. That is why 12.4% of people opt out of this benefit and remain covered by their employers. The more money you make the higher your premiums, which start at $135.50 per month currently. Monthly premiums can go as high as $460.50. Part B has a co-pay of up to $185 annually in 2019.

This is a pseudo-sophisticated way to justify accommodating Trump: “He’s so goofy he can’t really do much harm.” But undisciplined demagoguery and haphazard authoritarianism can do a lot of damage to the country and its institutions.

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